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Hi all, I wanted to share an important article written by George McLaughlin, one of our Homesteadingedu instructors: How many animals can I / should I have per acre? “This is a loaded question. That varies depending on where you …

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Hi all, This past week, our steer got himself into a predicament. He was being a typical bovine and wedged himself between a tree and a fence to the point that he couldn’t get out. Well, he might have been …

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Sweet potatoes are one of our family favorites. We eat a LOT of them. They are delicious and nutritious. We never tire of them. They keep extremely well without special storage requirements and … we can produce lots of them ourselves! They …

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Hey all, So a couple of days ago, I shared part one of my series on homesteading dogs. Today, I’d like to talk a little bit about yet another breed of livestock guardian dog, and also talk a little bit …

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Homestead Helpers And Guardians It’s been said that the dog is man’s best friend. This is never more true than in the case of the homesteader. But, for a homestead, you can’t afford to have very many dogs that are …

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Hey all, I wanted to talk a bit today about something that has been going on in the gardens while we are getting plants really going. We’ve been mulching. “What is mulch any way?”you might wonder, if you have no …

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Seeing groups of these beautiful butterflies seems like a thing of the past. As recently as 10 years ago I used to see up to a dozen Monarch butterflies flying across our pasture in late summer. Now, that seems a …

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Hey all, I have been floating for the whole last week. As I have mentioned before, even as experienced homesteaders, we are always learning and always looking for ways to improve our homestead. This past week, my family finally achieved …

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Tomatoes are probably the #1 crop grown by home gardeners in the USA. Even people who hardly garden will often grow one or two plants in a planter. People grow tomatoes with varying degrees of success. I’d like to suggest …

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It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here. As a new homesteader, and a recent cancer survivor, I have a lot to learn and deal with. You’d think that I’d take it slow my first year of homesteading. In fact, my …